LGT Venture Philanthropy Partnering locally to build resilient communities and healthy ecosystems

LGT Venture Philanthropy strives to improve the quality of life of people facing disadvantages, contribute to healthy ecosystems and build resilient, inclusive, and prosperous communities. We strengthen the capabilities of locally rooted organizations delivering effective, scalable solutions to systemic problems across health, education and environment.

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Approach

We provide funding, business expertise and access to relevant networks.

Portfolio

LGT Venture Philanthropy develops thesis-driven strategies and builds thematic portfolios of solutions to enable lasting systemic change.

LGT Impact Fellowship

We connect experienced professionals with our portfolio organizations looking for talent.

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Investments

LGT Venture Philanthropy partners with African Parks to improve the management of critical ecosystems across Sub-Saharan Africa

A proven, scalable and sustainable conservation model African Parks was founded in 2000 in response to the dramatic degradation of Protected Areas in Africa – mainly due to mismanagement and lack of funding. Through its Public-Private Partnership model, African Parks takes on the...
Investments

LGT Venture Philanthropy partners with Muso to extend its effective, affordable model for reducing maternal and child deaths to Côte d'Ivoire

LGT VP’s non-programmatic funding will support Muso to launch service delivery to new sites across the country and reinforce its technical assistance to the Ivorian Ministry of Health. Muso was founded in 2005 in Bamako, Mali by a team of Malians and Americans who witnessed the country’s...

LGT Impact Fellowship

LGT Impact Fellows strengthen our portfolio’s capabilities to tackle health, education and environmental challenges. Read their reports from the field.

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